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French Pastry Classics

Recipe 8 of 61: Croquembouche

Recipe 7 of 61: Coffee Religieuses/Religieuses Au Café

Recipe 6 of 61: Paris-Brest

Passion Fruit Éclairs

Recipe 5 of 61: Chocolate Éclairs

Recipe 4 of 61: Salambos

French Pastry Fundamentals

Recipe 3 of 61: Pastry Cream

Recipe 2 of 61: Brioche

Recipe 1 of 61: Pâte à choux / Choux paste

The Art of French Pastry

Le Début

Croquembouche 💜 This one makes my heart happy b

Croquembouche 💜 This one makes my heart happy because THIS is the last recipe I made in 2017 that failed and made me stop baking. Now? It was a 2/5 difficulty, and everything turned out PERFECT. Perfectly thin but crunchy caramel, perfectly small cream puffs, delicious pastry cream flavors of chocolate, raspberry, and lemon, and some gorgeous delphiniums (not edible). I couldn’t be happier! Dare I say I had FUN making this??? Link in my bio to see how I made this...plus I’m including videos in my highlights-this type of recipe is so soothing to watch! #croquembouche #sweetforcertain #learningblog #bakingblog #theartoffrenchpastry #jacquypfeiffer #pastry #french #pastryclassic #chocolate #raspberry #lemon #delphinium

Pudsy is always my little shadow, but especially w

Pudsy is always my little shadow, but especially when I’m baking 🥰 He likes to taste test everything as much as I do (minus chocolate obvs)! Next on the blog: cream puffs + coffee pastry cream + coffee mousseline piping = Coffee Religieuses (aka the sweetest cream puffs you’ll ever eat, especially since I had to add chocolate to them) Link in my bio ☺️ #sweetforcertain #learningblog #bakingblog #pudsy #theartoffrenchpastry #jacquypfeiffer #coffee #chocolate #coffeereligieuse #pastry #pastrycream #frenchpastry #religieusesaucafé

Paris—Brest 🚲 I think this is the epitome of

Paris—Brest 🚲 I think this is the epitome of a French pastry. Filled with hazelnut mousseline, covered with toasted almonds, and lightly dusted with powdered sugar. New learning blog post out today! Link in my bio ☺️ #parisbrest #parisbrestparis #sweetforcertain #learningblog #pastry #pateachoux #hazelnut #pastrycream #hazelnutmousseline #theartoffrenchpastry #jacquypfeiffer

✨🏰 Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hoggy Warty Hogwarts,

✨🏰 Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hoggy Warty Hogwarts, Teach us something, please 🎶 Happy Hogwarts Day! Not only is today the day when students go to Hogwarts and are sorted into their houses (Ravenclaw for life 💙), buuuuuuuuttttttt it’s ALSO my best friend @heatherlcoates birthday 🎂 and she’s JUST as obsessed with HP⚡️as I am (I mean, we went to Warner Bros Studio together in London 🤷🏼‍♀️)! For one of her presents, I knew I HAD to create some HP macarons! Each has a fun and unique flavor: Gryffindor is butterbeer, Hufflepuff is chocolate cauldron, Ravenclaw is sherbet, and Slytherin is Dreamless Sleep Potion 💤 Happee birthdae Heather ⚡️ #sweetforcertain #harrypotter #hogwarts #hogwartshouses #gryffindor #hufflepuff #ravenclaw #slytherin #potterhead #macaronslady #macaron #macarons #macaronstagram #macaronlove #macaronsofinstagram #butterbeer #potion #chocolate #sherbet #september1st #backtohogwarts #hp #harrypottermacarons #happeebirthdae #mischiefmanaged

☕️ Fall is here 🍂 This morning I woke up, o

☕️ Fall is here 🍂 This morning I woke up, opened all of our windows, and am currently reading and drinking some warm lemon water while enjoying the rain. This last month of summer hasn’t been fun at all thanks to my foot, and I am beyond ready for less humid days and cooler nights where we can enjoy soups, breads, sweaters, fall scents, and watch movies with blankets and no ac! I’ve purchased quite a bit of fall and Halloween decor, books and candles in the last couple of weeks as well as started watching fall-ish shows, like Sabrina ☺️ Our cats are definitely ready for cooler weather as well 🤣 Anyone else? How soon is too soon to decorate? I’m waiting until September 1st...the countdown is on! #fall #autumn #hygge #sweetsequels

Imagine biting into an éclair that has slightly

Imagine biting into an éclair that has slightly softened chocolate on top which gives it some texture and sweetness, and then you get a BURST of flavor from the tartness of passion fruit filling 😍 Those two things mix together SO incredibly well! I know my blog is all about baking through one recipe book at a time; however, I needed to redeem myself after not being content with how Jacquy’s chocolate éclairs turned out. I decided on a twist of his recipe and made passion fruit éclairs, just like what I had at L’Éclair de Génie in Paris 💜 This was SO much fun! They weren’t the same in looks and nowhere near as perfect, but I got the flavor SPOT ON! Click the link in my bio to see more photos of my adventure making these, from our trip to Paris, as well as get the recipe for passion fruit pastry cream! This will definitely be a recipe I use for the rest of my life! I’m also including these in a highlight ☺️ #sweetforcertain #bakingblog #learningblog #passionfruit #eclair #eclairs #jacquypfeiffer #pastry #theartoffrenchpastry #happinessishomemade #pateachoux #pastrylove #pastrylife #pastrycream

Every night. Sweetest boy 💙 These are moments t

Every night. Sweetest boy 💙 These are moments that I always want to remember. #hygge

Sooo....that last éclair recipe from Jacquy’s b

Sooo....that last éclair recipe from Jacquy’s book wasn’t my favorite. I felt the pastry cream was too liquidy and the glaze didn’t turn out perfect. I know it’s a learning blog and that’s just the way things will happen sometimes, but I still feel the need to redeem myself...so rather than using his exact recipe for the fourth time, I decided to make a twist on his éclairs! Coming soon to the blog, an attempt at my all-time favorite éclair I had at L’Éclair de Génie when we went to Paris in 2018 🥰 #paris #leclairdegenie #eclair #eclairs #operahouseparis #sweetforcertain #passionfruit #learningblog #bakingblog

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